Arianny Celeste Is The Queen Of The Octagon
January 9, 2008
For the last hour or so, I’ve tried to find the history of the ring card girl but to no avail. For most of us (except maybe my 90-year-old great uncle who checks out the site from time-to-time), ring card girls have been a part of the combat sports world forever. But my research has led me to believe that they were actually introduced in the late 60’s after promoters realized that fans would rather see beautiful women carrying around the signs instead of middle-aged men.
That said, most of us could never put a name to the faces of these mysterious women holding these cards. And, to be honest, no one really cared to. That is until the UFC starting using the same ones at each event and marketing them as personalities.
The first popular Octagon Girl (as they are known in UFC-land) was Rachelle Leah but she has since moved on to hosting UFC: All Access (anyone else find it weird that they continue to bill her as the host of that show but it hardly ever airs?). But then, my friends, came Arianny Celeste.
To help quench our fascination for what life as an Octagon Girl is really like, we invited the 22-year-old Celeste to talk about her experiences in the UFC, all the rumors about her personal life and what it’s like to work for Dana White. Take a listen below.
(By the way, after Rachelle and Ali Sonoma put down their signs for good, a lot of UFC fans were afraid Arianny would follow suit but she assured us that she plans on sticking around the Octagon for a while. Thank heavens.)
Arianny Celeste – 01/09/07
(photo courtesy of the UFC)
6 Responses to “Arianny Celeste Is The Queen Of The Octagon”
Dude, I don’t know how you keep pulling out these interviews but this one might top ’em all.
By Dubs on Jan 9, 2008
Ha. She already hates Edith. Book it Dana.
By Twinkie Toes on Jan 9, 2008
Great interview with some very interesting questions. Good to see some personal questions as well – although i don’t know what she was saying about not dating Burkman considering on another mainstream radio show she said she was – so much so that they were sharing a hotel room before the fight (the lucky bald git) – although i don’t think it lasted long.
Hopefully you’ll do more interviews with her down the line as i really enjoyed this one, it really flowed well and had a lot more questions a lot of which were very interesting as opposed to being the normal stuff others ask. She seemed to enjoy herself too.
Great job!
By Xad on Jan 12, 2008
Thanks for the love, Xad.
Glad you enjoyed it. We’ve interviewed some of the biggest names in the sport but have received the most compliments for this interview.
That said, stick around The Park as you will be seeing (or hearing) a lot more of Arianny in the future. We’ve got some fun things planned.
By Ariel Helwani on Jan 12, 2008